The 63rd annual Merrie Monarch Festival — a weeklong celebration of everything Hawaiian capped off by the “Super Bowl of Hula ...

Judges for the 63rd annual Merrie Monarch Festival are Maelia Loebenstein Carter, Vicky Hanakaʻulaniokamāmalu Holt Takamine, ...

Hawaiian arts and culture will come alive in Hilo on Sunday, with the Ho‘olaule‘a (celebration) to kick off the 63rd annual ...

HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) - Thirteen dancers took the Merrie Monarch stage Thursday night vying for the title of Miss Aloha Hula. The first night of competition at the 62nd Merrie Monarch Festival at Edith ...

HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) - After a night of extraordinary hula in the kahiko and ‘auana styles, Kaʻōnohikaumakaakeawe Kananiokeakua Holokai Lopes was crowned Miss Aloha Hula 2024. Lopes was among 13 ...

Ka‘onohikaumakaakeawe Kananiokeakua Holokai Lopes of Ka La ‘Onohi Mai O Ha’eha’e took the title of Miss Aloha Hula at the 61st annual Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo Thursday night. It was the fourth ...

This year’s theme honors Aloha Festivals’ legacy while emphasizing the living traditions that continue to shape Hawaii.

Thirteen young women vied for the honor on the first night of the Merrie Monarch Festival’s hula competition at the Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium in Hilo. “I’m just thankful. I’m going to ...

Three Maui women who have been dancing hula since grade school will take to hula’s most prestigious stage at the 60th Merrie Monarch Festival tonight in Hilo. The three women are among 12 that are ...

Bay Area folks who have been dying to go to Hawaii but don't have the money or the time might want to check out the Lei of Aloha Festival in Vallejo on Sunday. Located on the scenic Mare Island ...